https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-600699"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+are+all+of+the+different+nicknames+for+rank+that+you%27ve+heard+over+the+years%2C+and+if+you+know+it%2C+the+reason+behind+them%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat are all of the different nicknames for rank that you&#39;ve heard over the years, and if you know it, the reason behind them?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="0261261be8f29613de385bd765d01617" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/600/699/for_gallery_v2/d871269b.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/600/699/large_v3/d871269b.jpg" alt="D871269b" /></a></div></div>What are all of the different nicknames for rank that you&#39;ve heard over the years, and if you know it the reason behind them?<br /><br />E1 Private - Slick Sleeve, Fuzzy.<br />E2 Private - Mosquito Wings, Buck Private, Private Second Class<br />E3 Private First Class - Perfect For Cleaning<br />E4 Specialist - Sham Shield, E4 Mafia, Full Bird Private<br />E8 First Sergeant - Top, Diamond<br /><br />W1 Warrant Officer - Spot<br />W5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 - Tower, Lightsaber<br /><br />O1 Second Lieutenant - Butter Bar<br />O3 Captain - Railroad Tracks, Double Lieutenant<br />O5 Lieutenant Colonel - Light Colonel<br />O6 Colonel - Eagle, Full Bird<br />O7+ Generals - Stars Sat, 29 May 2021 18:04:48 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-600699"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+are+all+of+the+different+nicknames+for+rank+that+you%27ve+heard+over+the+years%2C+and+if+you+know+it%2C+the+reason+behind+them%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat are all of the different nicknames for rank that you&#39;ve heard over the years, and if you know it, the reason behind them?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="200dbb76473f603472276bcd561200c3" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/600/699/for_gallery_v2/d871269b.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/600/699/large_v3/d871269b.jpg" alt="D871269b" /></a></div></div>What are all of the different nicknames for rank that you&#39;ve heard over the years, and if you know it the reason behind them?<br /><br />E1 Private - Slick Sleeve, Fuzzy.<br />E2 Private - Mosquito Wings, Buck Private, Private Second Class<br />E3 Private First Class - Perfect For Cleaning<br />E4 Specialist - Sham Shield, E4 Mafia, Full Bird Private<br />E8 First Sergeant - Top, Diamond<br /><br />W1 Warrant Officer - Spot<br />W5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 - Tower, Lightsaber<br /><br />O1 Second Lieutenant - Butter Bar<br />O3 Captain - Railroad Tracks, Double Lieutenant<br />O5 Lieutenant Colonel - Light Colonel<br />O6 Colonel - Eagle, Full Bird<br />O7+ Generals - Stars SPC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 May 2021 18:04:48 -0400 2021-05-29T18:04:48-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7011974&urlhash=7011974 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>CW5 - coin slot<br />O1 - Butters, rich PVT<br /><br />Not sure how I feel about &quot;spot&quot; CW2 Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 29 May 2021 18:08:56 -0400 2021-05-29T18:08:56-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7012188&urlhash=7012188 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In the Marines:<br /><br />E-1, Private No Class<br />E-8 (Master Sergeant) - Top<br />E-8 1stSgt - First Shirt<br />E-9 MGySgt - Top<br /><br />Haven&#39;t a clue where they came from. Just what we said! Cpl Vic Burk Sat, 29 May 2021 19:45:35 -0400 2021-05-29T19:45:35-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7012214&urlhash=7012214 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>E6 Staff Sergeant ..........Staff Sergeant Who? SSG Edward Tilton Sat, 29 May 2021 20:07:02 -0400 2021-05-29T20:07:02-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7012368&urlhash=7012368 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Others I have heard:<br /><br />CPL: Practice NCO / Pretend SGT<br />SGM/CSM: Smaj (pronounced &quot;smadge&quot;)<br />2LT: Private we salute / Officer Private<br />MAJ: Field Grade Lieutenant<br />WO1: Dot<br />CW2: Two mediocre OERs<br />CW5: Unicorn<br />BG: Big Guy<br /><br />W1 - CW5: Ghosts / Invisible / Ninjas / Jedi<br /><br />SFC: God&#39;s LT<br />1SG: God<br />CSM: God&#39;s Boss SFC Casey O'Mally Sat, 29 May 2021 21:26:25 -0400 2021-05-29T21:26:25-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7013042&urlhash=7013042 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We always called Specialists Speedy, as in Speedy 4, Speedy 5, etc. Lieutenants L T MAJ Ronnie Reams Sun, 30 May 2021 10:02:54 -0400 2021-05-30T10:02:54-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7014218&urlhash=7014218 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Depending on your rank:<br /><br />E1 Private - Slick Sleeve, Fuzzy.<br />E2 Private - Mosquito Wings, Buck Private, Private Second Class<br />E3 Private First Class - Perfect For Cleaning<br />E4 Specialist - Buddy<br />E5 Sergeant - Sergeant<br />E6 Staff Sergeant - Sergeant<br />E7 Sergeant First Class - Sergeant<br />E8 First Sergeant - Top, Diamond - Sergeant<br /><br />W1 Warrant Officer - Sir<br />W2 Chief Warrant Officer - Sir<br />W3 Chief Warrant Officer - Sir<br />W4 Chief Warrant Officer - Sir<br />W5 Chief Warrant Officer - Sir<br /><br />O1 Second Lieutenant - Sir<br />O3 Captain - Sir<br />O4 Major - Sir<br />O5 Lieutenant Colonel - Sir<br />O6 Colonel - Sir<br />O7+ Generals - Sir Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis Sun, 30 May 2021 18:59:42 -0400 2021-05-30T18:59:42-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7016226&urlhash=7016226 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>W1 - WOJG or Warrant Officer Junior Grade LCDR Keith Trepanier Mon, 31 May 2021 18:26:41 -0400 2021-05-31T18:26:41-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7016442&urlhash=7016442 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sarge — almost any type of sergeant <br />Sham shield — Army Spec 4 Lt Col Jim Coe Mon, 31 May 2021 19:57:16 -0400 2021-05-31T19:57:16-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7017372&urlhash=7017372 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>1st Sgt as 1st Shark Sgt Wayne Horton Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:01:44 -0400 2021-06-01T08:01:44-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-are-all-of-the-different-nicknames-for-rank-that-you-ve-heard-over-the-years-and-if-you-know-it-the-reason-behind-them?n=7017941&urlhash=7017941 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>2LT - Shave Tail. It&#39;s an old term from WW2 times. It comes from the common practice of EMs to 2LT or other new 2LTs cutting the tails off of their issue shirts to make the epaulets for their officers shirts. MAJ Matthew Arnold Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:10:33 -0400 2021-06-01T12:10:33-04:00 2021-05-29T18:04:48-04:00